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| Dozens injured in stampede sparked by ‘shooting’ scare in French Riviera resort | |
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| Forty people have reportedly been injured in a stampede in the French Mediterranean resort of Juan-les-Pins after fears of gunfire led to panic. The noise, however, was caused by firecrackers thrown from a nearby car, local media said. | |
| There were “a lot of people running" in a "stampede caused by the panic" that "left dozens of people slightly injured," a local witness told AFP. | |
| France Bleu Azur radio reported that the noise which led to the panic came from firecrackers or from a car with a noisy engine. The outlet later reported that 40 people received minor injuries in the stampede. | |
| Police denied Twitter reports of an attack or a shooting, but confirmed that a stampede had taken place on the town’s Louis Gallet Avenue and are reviewing CCTV footage of the incident. | |
| This is the second scare in the area in recent days. On Saturday a Juan-Les-Pins neighbourhood was cordoned off after a suspicious water bottle sparked a bomb threat and major operation, according to Nice-Matin. No threat was found. | This is the second scare in the area in recent days. On Saturday a Juan-Les-Pins neighbourhood was cordoned off after a suspicious water bottle sparked a bomb threat and major operation, according to Nice-Matin. No threat was found. |
| Juan-Les-Pins lies 27 kilometers south of Nice, the scene of last month’s deadly terror attack. | Juan-Les-Pins lies 27 kilometers south of Nice, the scene of last month’s deadly terror attack. |
| On July 14, 84 people were killed in Nice when a truck driven by an IS sympathizer plowed through a crowd during Bastille Day celebrations. | On July 14, 84 people were killed in Nice when a truck driven by an IS sympathizer plowed through a crowd during Bastille Day celebrations. |
| France has been shaken by a series of Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL)-linked attacks since January 2015. | France has been shaken by a series of Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL)-linked attacks since January 2015. |
| READ MORE: Attack in Nice matches calls by terrorist groups, says prosecutor | READ MORE: Attack in Nice matches calls by terrorist groups, says prosecutor |